正在同步电影信息
保加利亚影史十佳之首。<br/> 卡罗维发利国际电影节评委会特别奖。<br/> Thefilmsendsustothe18thcenturywhenBulgariawasapartoftheOttomanEmpire.FourhoodlumsbreakintothehouseoftheshepherdKaraivan,rapingandkillinghiswifeinfullviewoftheirlittlegirl,Maria.Karaivandecidestotakethelawintohisownhandsandbecomesenslavedbyhisviolentwishforrevenge.Heburnstheirhousewithhiswife'sbodyinsideandabandonsthegentlelifetheyhadshared,choosinginsteadtotakehisdaughtertoliveinaroughhuthighinthehills.HeraisesMariaasaboy,traininghertofightsothatshecankillincoldbloodandhelpherfatheravengehermother'smurder.Nineyearspassbeforethetwolocateandkillthreeofthefourperpetrators.Ateachbodytheyleaveagoathornasthesymboloftheirrevenge.Whileonamissiontokillthelastoneathisrichorientalhouse,Mariabecomestheunwittingwitnessofalovesceneandchangecomesoverher.Now,fromtimetotimeshesecretlydonsabeautifulwomendressandexultsinhernewlyfoundfemininity.Shefallsinlovewithyoungshepherdandthehatebeginstomeltfromherheart.WhenKaraivandiscoversthechangethatistakingplaceinheritisalreadylate.HetriestobringMariabacktohimandtheirlifeofrevenge,withdisastrousresults.
